Hosanna, Loud Hosanna ELLACOMBE Designed for children in grades 1-6, contents include: Teaching Steps Hymn Score Author and Composer Information Hymn Activities Instrumental Descant Choral Reading Growing in Grace, a division of Celebrating Grace, Inc. www.growing-in-grace.com (877) 550-7707 6501 Peake Road, Building 800 Macon, GA 31210 681010154 Hymn Discovery Series
Our image-driven culture may be subtly diminishing our imaginative abilities. Not so with hymnwriter Jennette Threlfall. She allowed God to work in the midst of her difficulties, and turned her challenges into opportunities for creative service. Like a skilled newspaper reporter, she vividly describes the Triumphal Entry, then urges us to join the joyful praise. Inspire the imagination of your students as you introduce this hymn and deepen their understanding of Palm Sunday. KIDPages Use these pages: With children who arrive early In a small learning group As a take-home page. If a page is sent home, suggest that parents and children work on the KIDPage together. Hymn Words Provide copies and have children solve the code and learn the meaning of unfamiliar words in Hosanna, Loud Hosanna. Let children complete this KIDPage before they do the Palm Sunday Report KIDPage. Palm Sunday Report Provide copies and have children read the hymn text and questions. Instruct children to write their answers on the back of the KIDPage. The answer to No. 5 is on the Hymn Words KIDPage. Descant Perform this chart with bells or Choirchimes. Choral Reading Enlist and rehearse two readers and prepare the choir to present this reading. The choral reading may be adapted as a responsive reading for the congregation by having the congregation read the parts designated for the choir. Hymn Words Answers: 1. Ancient 2. Anthem 3. Bidding 4. Blissful 5. Eternally 6. Hosanna 7. Olivet 8. Pillared 9. Scorned 10. Temple Palm Sunday Report Answers: 1. Oh, save us. 2. The children were happy because Jesus was coming through the gates of Jerusalem. 3. Palm branches were being waved. 4. Jesus is the Redeemer. 5. Olivet is a mountain range east of Jerusalem. 6. Among many other things, children would have seen and heard people singing, chanting, waving palm branches, and moving around the city. They would have seen Jesus riding through the city on a donkey and possibly heard the hoof beats of the donkey.
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Hymn Words Use the Palm Branch Code at the bottom of the page to fill in the blanks and learn the meaning of some words from Hosanna, Loud Hosanna. 1. op y.........old and respected because of long use...................... A song 2....... A call, or to recognize 3.............Happy C 4. 5. e 6. pl 7............... Oh, save us..............a mountain range east of Jerusalem........ Held up by tall columns m 8.........Rejected, or turned away from 9. Sa..... Forever..............A place of worship 10. PALM BRANCH CODE A B C D E F G H I L M N O P R S T U V Y
Palm Sunday Report In Hosanna, Loud Hosanna, author Jennette Threlfall (1821-1880) describes the action of the Triumphal Entry much as a reporter would write a news story. Read the hymn stanzas below, then write the answers to the questions on the back of this sheet. 1. What does hosanna mean? 2. Why are the children happy? 3. What is being waved? 4. Who is the Redeemer? 5. What is Olivet? Where is it? 6. What are some things the children are seeing and hearing during the Triumphal Entry? 1. Hosanna, loud hosanna, the little children sang; through pillared court and temple, the lovely anthem rang. To Jesus, who had blessed them, close folded to His breast, the children sang their praises, the simplest and the best. 2. From Olivet they followed among the joyful crowd; the victor palm branch waving, with singing clear and loud. The Lord of earth and heaven rode on in lowly state, nor scorned that little children should on His bidding wait. 3. Hosanna in the highest! that ancient song we sing; for Christ is our Redeemer, the Lord of Heaven, our King. O may we ever praise Him with heart and life and voice, and in His blissful presence eternally rejoice.
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READER 1: Hosanna to the Son of David! CHOIR: Hosanna! READER 2: Save us now, Lord! CHOIR: Hosanna! READER 1: Blessed is He who comes in the name of the Lord! CHOIR: Hosanna! READER 1: Wave palm branches. READER 2: Sing with joy! READER 1: Lift your voices! READER 2: Let the procession begin! CHOIR: Hosanna, Loud Hosanna Choral Reading Hosanna! Performance option: Place Reader 1 and Reader 2 in front of the congregation. Position the choir behind the congregation, holding palm branches. Readers and choir speak their assigned parts. The choir should memorize when to speak Hosanna. As the congregation sings the hymn, children process waving the palm branches.